Title :
A wideband monopole for reconfigurable multiband radio terminals
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Dublin Inst. of Technol., Ireland
Abstract :
A wideband planar monopole employing two broadbanding techniques is investigated, and is shown to yield an impedance bandwidth ratio of 10:1 or greater for a return loss of 8 dB. The radiation pattern bandwidth is also investigated.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; mobile antennas; mobile radio; monopole antennas; multifrequency antennas; 8 dB; broadbanding techniques; impedance bandwidth ratio; radiation pattern bandwidth; reconfigurable multiband radio terminals; return loss; wideband planar monopole; Antenna feeds; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Frequency; Geometry; Impedance; Strips; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7070-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2001.958819
